Senior Solution Architect
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Job Description
Senior Solution Architect
Dallas, Texas

Job Summary

aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Transformation & Program Lead to provide end-to-end leadership across critical Workday initiatives. The role will serve as the senior bridge between HR, IT, Security/Identity, business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring program continuity while driving decisions, dependencies, risks and delivery outcomes. This is not simply a Workday functional or Project Manager position. We need a leader who can take end-to-end ownership, bring strong Workday expertise, influence senior stakeholders and successfully drive complex global programs through implementation, stabilization and transition. Key Responsibilities Workday Program Leadership •    Own overall governance across Workday transformation initiatives. •    Drive integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues. •    Coordinate implementation, integrations, testing, deployment, stabilization and hypercare. •    Establish clear accountability across internal teams and implementation partners. •    Provide concise executive reporting and proactively escalate decisions impacting critical milestones. Workday Integration & Architecture Oversight •    Provide leadership oversight for Workday integrations and downstream application dependencies. •    Coordinate requirements across HR, IAM, Active Directory/Entra, payroll, timekeeping and other enterprise platforms. •    Drive data and attribute mapping decisions. •    Ensure business requirements are translated effectively into scalable technical solutions. Global Process & Solution Governance •    Drive standardized global Workday processes while accommodating valid country and regulatory requirements. •    Facilitate decisions across HR, IT, Security and regional stakeholders. •    Challenge unnecessary customization and regional variations. •    Establish scalable and sustainable future-state processes. Testing, Reporting & Deployment Readiness •    Govern functional, integration and business validation activities. •    Coordinate Workday reporting requirements and remediation. •    Drive stakeholder review and sign-off. •    Ensure appropriate deployment, cutover and hypercare readiness. •    Oversee transition into steady-state support. Executive Stakeholder & Partner Management •    Serve as a senior point of accountability for Workday program execution. •    Manage relationships across business leadership, HR, technology teams and implementation partners. •    Translate technical challenges into clear business impact, options and recommendations. •    Drive timely decisions and issue resolution across organizational boundaries. Required Experience •    10+ years of enterprise HR technology/transformation experience, with significant Workday program leadership experience. •    Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, data and reporting. •    Proven experience leading large, multi-workstream Workday implementations or transformation programs. •    Understanding of integrations between Workday and enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, payroll and timekeeping platforms. •    Experience managing global deployments involving multiple countries and stakeholder groups. •    Strong program governance, risk management and executive communication skills. •    Ability to work effectively across business, HR, technology and partner organizations. •    Strong executive presence with the ability to drive decisions in complex or high-pressure environments. Preferred Qualifications •    Workday certification and/or substantial Workday implementation leadership experience. •    Experience with Workday integration and identity lifecycle management. •    Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory. •    Exposure to UKG/Kronos and ServiceNow ecosystem integrations. •    Experience operating withi

Key Responsibilities

aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Transformation & Program Lead to provide end-to-end leadership across critical Workday initiatives. The role will serve as the senior bridge between HR, IT, Security/Identity, business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring program continuity while driving decisions, dependencies, risks and delivery outcomes. This is not simply a Workday functional or Project Manager position. We need a leader who can take end-to-end ownership, bring strong Workday expertise, influence senior stakeholders and successfully drive complex global programs through implementation, stabilization and transition. Key Responsibilities Workday Program Leadership •    Own overall governance across Workday transformation initiatives. •    Drive integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues. •    Coordinate implementation, integrations, testing, deployment, stabilization and hypercare. •    Establish clear accountability across internal teams and implementation partners. •    Provide concise executive reporting and proactively escalate decisions impacting critical milestones. Workday Integration & Architecture Oversight •    Provide leadership oversight for Workday integrations and downstream application dependencies. •    Coordinate requirements across HR, IAM, Active Directory/Entra, payroll, timekeeping and other enterprise platforms. •    Drive data and attribute mapping decisions. •    Ensure business requirements are translated effectively into scalable technical solutions. Global Process & Solution Governance •    Drive standardized global Workday processes while accommodating valid country and regulatory requirements. •    Facilitate decisions across HR, IT, Security and regional stakeholders. •    Challenge unnecessary customization and regional variations. •    Establish scalable and sustainable future-state processes. Testing, Reporting & Deployment Readiness •    Govern functional, integration and business validation activities. •    Coordinate Workday reporting requirements and remediation. •    Drive stakeholder review and sign-off. •    Ensure appropriate deployment, cutover and hypercare readiness. •    Oversee transition into steady-state support. Executive Stakeholder & Partner Management •    Serve as a senior point of accountability for Workday program execution. •    Manage relationships across business leadership, HR, technology teams and implementation partners. •    Translate technical challenges into clear business impact, options and recommendations. •    Drive timely decisions and issue resolution across organizational boundaries. Required Experience •    10+ years of enterprise HR technology/transformation experience, with significant Workday program leadership experience. •    Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, data and reporting. •    Proven experience leading large, multi-workstream Workday implementations or transformation programs. •    Understanding of integrations between Workday and enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, payroll and timekeeping platforms. •    Experience managing global deployments involving multiple countries and stakeholder groups. •    Strong program governance, risk management and executive communication skills. •    Ability to work effectively across business, HR, technology and partner organizations. •    Strong executive presence with the ability to drive decisions in complex or high-pressure environments. Preferred Qualifications •    Workday certification and/or substantial Workday implementation leadership experience. •    Experience with Workday integration and identity lifecycle management. •    Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory. •    Exposure to UKG/Kronos and ServiceNow ecosystem integrations. •    Experience operating withi

Skill Requirements

aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Transformation & Program Lead to provide end-to-end leadership across critical Workday initiatives. The role will serve as the senior bridge between HR, IT, Security/Identity, business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring program continuity while driving decisions, dependencies, risks and delivery outcomes. This is not simply a Workday functional or Project Manager position. We need a leader who can take end-to-end ownership, bring strong Workday expertise, influence senior stakeholders and successfully drive complex global programs through implementation, stabilization and transition. Key Responsibilities Workday Program Leadership •    Own overall governance across Workday transformation initiatives. •    Drive integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues. •    Coordinate implementation, integrations, testing, deployment, stabilization and hypercare. •    Establish clear accountability across internal teams and implementation partners. •    Provide concise executive reporting and proactively escalate decisions impacting critical milestones. Workday Integration & Architecture Oversight •    Provide leadership oversight for Workday integrations and downstream application dependencies. •    Coordinate requirements across HR, IAM, Active Directory/Entra, payroll, timekeeping and other enterprise platforms. •    Drive data and attribute mapping decisions. •    Ensure business requirements are translated effectively into scalable technical solutions. Global Process & Solution Governance •    Drive standardized global Workday processes while accommodating valid country and regulatory requirements. •    Facilitate decisions across HR, IT, Security and regional stakeholders. •    Challenge unnecessary customization and regional variations. •    Establish scalable and sustainable future-state processes. Testing, Reporting & Deployment Readiness •    Govern functional, integration and business validation activities. •    Coordinate Workday reporting requirements and remediation. •    Drive stakeholder review and sign-off. •    Ensure appropriate deployment, cutover and hypercare readiness. •    Oversee transition into steady-state support. Executive Stakeholder & Partner Management •    Serve as a senior point of accountability for Workday program execution. •    Manage relationships across business leadership, HR, technology teams and implementation partners. •    Translate technical challenges into clear business impact, options and recommendations. •    Drive timely decisions and issue resolution across organizational boundaries. Required Experience •    10+ years of enterprise HR technology/transformation experience, with significant Workday program leadership experience. •    Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, data and reporting. •    Proven experience leading large, multi-workstream Workday implementations or transformation programs. •    Understanding of integrations between Workday and enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, payroll and timekeeping platforms. •    Experience managing global deployments involving multiple countries and stakeholder groups. •    Strong program governance, risk management and executive communication skills. •    Ability to work effectively across business, HR, technology and partner organizations. •    Strong executive presence with the ability to drive decisions in complex or high-pressure environments. Preferred Qualifications •    Workday certification and/or substantial Workday implementation leadership experience. •    Experience with Workday integration and identity lifecycle management. •    Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory. •    Exposure to UKG/Kronos and ServiceNow ecosystem integrations. •    Experience operating withi

Other Requirements

aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Transformation & Program Lead to provide end-to-end leadership across critical Workday initiatives. The role will serve as the senior bridge between HR, IT, Security/Identity, business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring program continuity while driving decisions, dependencies, risks and delivery outcomes. This is not simply a Workday functional or Project Manager position. We need a leader who can take end-to-end ownership, bring strong Workday expertise, influence senior stakeholders and successfully drive complex global programs through implementation, stabilization and transition. Key Responsibilities Workday Program Leadership •    Own overall governance across Workday transformation initiatives. •    Drive integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues. •    Coordinate implementation, integrations, testing, deployment, stabilization and hypercare. •    Establish clear accountability across internal teams and implementation partners. •    Provide concise executive reporting and proactively escalate decisions impacting critical milestones. Workday Integration & Architecture Oversight •    Provide leadership oversight for Workday integrations and downstream application dependencies. •    Coordinate requirements across HR, IAM, Active Directory/Entra, payroll, timekeeping and other enterprise platforms. •    Drive data and attribute mapping decisions. •    Ensure business requirements are translated effectively into scalable technical solutions. Global Process & Solution Governance •    Drive standardized global Workday processes while accommodating valid country and regulatory requirements. •    Facilitate decisions across HR, IT, Security and regional stakeholders. •    Challenge unnecessary customization and regional variations. •    Establish scalable and sustainable future-state processes. Testing, Reporting & Deployment Readiness •    Govern functional, integration and business validation activities. •    Coordinate Workday reporting requirements and remediation. •    Drive stakeholder review and sign-off. •    Ensure appropriate deployment, cutover and hypercare readiness. •    Oversee transition into steady-state support. Executive Stakeholder & Partner Management •    Serve as a senior point of accountability for Workday program execution. •    Manage relationships across business leadership, HR, technology teams and implementation partners. •    Translate technical challenges into clear business impact, options and recommendations. •    Drive timely decisions and issue resolution across organizational boundaries. Required Experience •    10+ years of enterprise HR technology/transformation experience, with significant Workday program leadership experience. •    Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, data and reporting. •    Proven experience leading large, multi-workstream Workday implementations or transformation programs. •    Understanding of integrations between Workday and enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, payroll and timekeeping platforms. •    Experience managing global deployments involving multiple countries and stakeholder groups. •    Strong program governance, risk management and executive communication skills. •    Ability to work effectively across business, HR, technology and partner organizations. •    Strong executive presence with the ability to drive decisions in complex or high-pressure environments. Preferred Qualifications •    Workday certification and/or substantial Workday implementation leadership experience. •    Experience with Workday integration and identity lifecycle management. •    Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory. •    Exposure to UKG/Kronos and ServiceNow ecosystem integrations. •    Experience operating withi
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Minimum Salary (US):  145000
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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion. 

 

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.